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Good job @edwardware glad you were able to save her.
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WD40 and a Resurrection Story
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THIS.
Scooter22
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And it goes on and on and on............. Happy 4th of July everyone. WD-40 make fire works better too.
Speedo66
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Where's that Sperm whale oil now that we need it?
From what I've read it didn't harden and was used for fine machinery like sewing machines. It was also the fluid they used in early automatic transmissions.
From what I've read it didn't harden and was used for fine machinery like sewing machines. It was also the fluid they used in early automatic transmissions.
Legionnaire
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I can’t speak to how good or bad WD-40 is for guns. However, I can speak to how well it lubes. In the late 70s (yes, that far back) I worked on a bunch (about 40) ink jet printers. These were very early ink technology, and they actually had a pump and an pressurized ink system that drove the spray nozzle. The ink pumps were driven by a motor that ran 24/7, and every printer had meticulous maintenance records. We noticed that the pumps would bind up after using WD-40 from the maintenance records, so we switched to LPS and the problem went away. I have not used the stuff since.
Trivia note: the technology in the printers was very cool. The pressurized ink was sent to a oscillating quartz nozzle that formed the ink stream into a stream of ink drops. As each drop left the nozzle, vertical plates next to the nozzle could give a charge to the drops. The drops then travelled to a pair of flat plates that were at about 3 KV. If a drop was charged, the horizontal plates would deflect the drop and it would hit the paper at a known place. If the drop was not charged, it would not be deflected and would hit a gutter. The gutter collected the ink, which was then filtered and re-pressurized by the pump. this allowed the printer to do graphics and all kinds of different fonts - very cool technology for the 70s...
Trivia note: the technology in the printers was very cool. The pressurized ink was sent to a oscillating quartz nozzle that formed the ink stream into a stream of ink drops. As each drop left the nozzle, vertical plates next to the nozzle could give a charge to the drops. The drops then travelled to a pair of flat plates that were at about 3 KV. If a drop was charged, the horizontal plates would deflect the drop and it would hit the paper at a known place. If the drop was not charged, it would not be deflected and would hit a gutter. The gutter collected the ink, which was then filtered and re-pressurized by the pump. this allowed the printer to do graphics and all kinds of different fonts - very cool technology for the 70s...
shoobe01
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How many of you have one gun? Just one. Because why do you need more? It does everything you'd ever need a gun to do. I know others like their guns, but mine is great.
See, here's my (main, though... not firearms actually) shelf of lubes:
Yeah, I have a lot. Below that is glues. And to the right and a few feet on is the massive Akro panel of screws and other fasteners. Everything I use is (as much as it can be) fit for the purpose. That's me. Not everyone is like this.
WD40, as has been said, is a protectant. Not a lubricant.
Why do people think it's an all-purpose, do-it-all lube? Because we don't have serious truth-in-advertising regulations. The WD40 company advertises it in such a manner they can sell more of it. Here on enthusiast forums, we discuss the truth of things, uncomfortable as that may be.
And mis-advertising has little or no downside to the WD40 company, as it seems to work as advertised. You spray it on a hinge and it stops squeaking. Success! Happy customer. Put the can in the junk drawer, get your kids one when they move out on their own as something that "work for me." That it will get gummy in a year or two is of no consequences, except maybe positive ones to them in that you'll spray it again.
And, this also appeals to most people's sense of being handy. In that they believe they are, but simply are not. They want a pill to fix their knee, another for their cholesterol, done. One lube for all purposes fits this narrative, so many many have embraced this and use 3-in-one or WD40 for everything. Just like they try to superglue everything. Or duct tape everything. Or... so on.
See, here's my (main, though... not firearms actually) shelf of lubes:
Yeah, I have a lot. Below that is glues. And to the right and a few feet on is the massive Akro panel of screws and other fasteners. Everything I use is (as much as it can be) fit for the purpose. That's me. Not everyone is like this.
WD40, as has been said, is a protectant. Not a lubricant.
Why do people think it's an all-purpose, do-it-all lube? Because we don't have serious truth-in-advertising regulations. The WD40 company advertises it in such a manner they can sell more of it. Here on enthusiast forums, we discuss the truth of things, uncomfortable as that may be.
And mis-advertising has little or no downside to the WD40 company, as it seems to work as advertised. You spray it on a hinge and it stops squeaking. Success! Happy customer. Put the can in the junk drawer, get your kids one when they move out on their own as something that "work for me." That it will get gummy in a year or two is of no consequences, except maybe positive ones to them in that you'll spray it again.
And, this also appeals to most people's sense of being handy. In that they believe they are, but simply are not. They want a pill to fix their knee, another for their cholesterol, done. One lube for all purposes fits this narrative, so many many have embraced this and use 3-in-one or WD40 for everything. Just like they try to superglue everything. Or duct tape everything. Or... so on.
lord frith
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Yes to TSP. One of the most overlooked and cheap cleaners available.
Stephen
I have worked in aviation shops where a can of WD 40 in or on your tool cart or locker would lead to rapid unemployment. The only thing I have ever found that WD 40 was good for is an ignition distributor filled with water and it's been a long time since I owned an engine with a distributor ignition. And I have seen it turn to varnish and freeze mechanisms and lockwork. It always worked pretty well to free up a corroded lock but if you didn't flush all the WD 40 out and lube with oil it would freeze the lock up again worse than the last time.
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So, you used the French word for shower- Dooosh. (Since it won't let me use a word that is a proper word)
Speak for yourself, you filthy, self-contained metallic cartridge using peasant.
We of the Holy Black Master Race not only still use rendered beef tallow, but we also use the original caseless ammo.
Metallic cartridges are so 19th Century.
Now bow down to your obergruppenfuhrer, Herr Colonel Frontenstuffen!!!
Dunno about that, but it's great for killing wasps and spiders before they can sting/bite you.
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Speak for yourself, you filthy, self-contained metallic cartridge using peasant.
We of the Holy Black Master Race not only still use rendered beef tallow, but we also use the original caseless ammo.
Metallic cartridges are so 19th Century.
Now bow down to your obergruppenfuhrer, Herr Colonel Frontenstuffen!!!
I make suet cakes for the Cardinals with mine...
Lead balls?! Do you even B.C., bro?
Bullets are to be bullet shaped...
What is the spin drift at 1200 meters for that smoke pole?
I may not make mine, but my powder comes in cool colors and boutique shapes. Some so fine a paper envelope can’t container them, others so powerful a Damascus tube shudders in fear!
Then I wrap them in a beautiful, shining golden holding casement. A vessel of God. A more perfect and stunning container for the air-mailing of goodly thoughts and intensions there never was!
Paper patches, bah! It must never rain on your quests to conquer the Mother and her elements!
I would never encumber myself to having to look at the business end of a boomstick to shoot it again!
Oops, wait. I might.
Minute Men! A call to Arms! The Germans are coming! With beef tallow and soft hands!
Being a rock hound, I’ve never loved this pistol, it should have a frizzen on it.
I like your sense of humor.
I make suet cakes for the Cardinals with mine...
Lead balls?! Do you even B.C., bro?
Bullets are to be bullet shaped...
What is the spin drift at 1200 meters for that smoke pole?
I may not make mine, but my powder comes in cool colors and boutique shapes. Some so fine a paper envelope can’t container them, others so powerful a Damascus tube shudders in fear!
Then I wrap them in a beautiful, shining golden holding casement. A vessel of God. A more perfect and stunning container for the air-mailing of goodly thoughts and intensions there never was!
Paper patches, bah! It must never rain on your quests to conquer the Mother and her elements!
I would never encumber myself to having to look at the business end of a boomstick to shoot it again!
Oops, wait. I might.
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Minute Men! A call to Arms! The Germans are coming! With beef tallow and soft hands!
Being a rock hound, I’ve never loved this pistol, it should have a frizzen on it.
Also, I have one of those Jukar pistols. Mine is also a caplock.
Honestly, I prefer my Pedersoli 20 ga Howdah and my Pietta Remington NMA and my ROA to it.
Still, it's a fun gun.
Not that I don't love my 3rd gen S&W autos. (Blasphemy!!).
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